straw in the wind
straw in the wind noun: a premonitory sign.
Noun
straw in the wind (plural straws in the wind)
- A premonitory sign.
- There were little hints then that I did not take, little straws in the wind that I did not see, little incidents the gravity of which I did not realize.1913 August, Jack London, chapter XXIX, in John Barleycorn, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, pages 263–264
- […] and the decision of the United States Supreme Court virtually commanding the Florida Supreme Court to reverse its ruling banning Negroes from playing on a city-owned golf course in Miami are straws in the wind showing that segregation is becoming more and more unworkable.1950 November, “Segregation Blunted”, in The Crisis, page 647
Forms of straw in the wind
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Questions about straw in the wind
- What does straw in the wind mean?
- Straw in the wind means a premonitory sign.
- What part of speech is straw in the wind?
- Straw in the wind is a noun.
- What is the plural of straw in the wind?
- The plural of straw in the wind is straws in the wind.
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